1-1     By:  Turner of Coleman (Senate Sponsor - Carona)      H.C.R. No. 67

 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 1997;

 1-3     May 6, 1997, read first time and referred to Committee on State

 1-4     Affairs; May 16, 1997, reported favorably by the following vote:

 1-5     Yeas 13, Nays 0; May 16, 1997, sent to printer.)

 1-6                         HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-7           WHEREAS, Texas military veterans have served their country

 1-8     and Texas with great honor and distinction, calling forth their

 1-9     warrior spirit to risk their lives in the fight to preserve our

1-10     freedom and democratic ideals; and

1-11           WHEREAS, The almost 2,000,000 veterans living in Texas have

1-12     earned our commitment to making their peacetime life one of quality

1-13     and dignity, repaying them for their dedication, patriotism, and

1-14     bravery; and

1-15           WHEREAS, Texas veterans, many of whom are handicapped or

1-16     older, must often travel long distances and navigate unfamiliar

1-17     roads to access veterans' clinics and hospitals for treatment or to

1-18     pay their respects to friends and family who lay at rest in

1-19     veterans' cemeteries; and

1-20           WHEREAS, These facilities are tangible and lasting memorials

1-21     that show the world our pride and gratitude for our veterans'

1-22     heroism; it is appropriate that they be designated with highway

1-23     directional signs and exit markers to honor Texas veterans for

1-24     their valor and service to our state and nation; now, therefore, be

1-25     it

1-26           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-27     hereby request the Texas Department of Transportation to erect and

1-28     properly maintain state highway directional signs and exit markers

1-29     to all federal and state veterans' hospitals, clinics, and

1-30     cemeteries; and, be it further

1-31           RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official

1-32     copy of this resolution to the executive director of the Texas

1-33     Department of Transportation.

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